Colbert Takes Aim at Republican Convention: "Dark, Angry Propaganda"

, the iconic ABC series about castaways on a mysterious island, and has since been likened to, Showtime’s surprise hit survival series about a group of teenage girls stranded in the Canadian Rockies.

Changing the game. Being the only Black NASCAR star comes with both incredible success and high-profile controversy — just ask Bubba Wallace.

Serious about self-care! Meghan King offered a bit of advice on how to put yourself first following her split from Cuffe Owens.

Kerry Katona opened up about feeling uncomfortable in her own skin as her boobs 'keep getting bigger' despite undergoing a breast reduction surgery last year.

Anna Tingley If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission.“Love is Blind,” Netflix’s fan-favorite, extremely unhinged dating show, returned earlier this month. The second season of the hit series, which places 15 men and women in separate pods to get to know each other without being able to see each other, doubles as a social experiment aimed at answering a question as old as time: is love really blind?But now that most people have finally caught up on the new season — the final four episodes hit the streamer on Feb.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaKenneth Branagh, fresh off the Oscar-nominated success of “Belfast,” will reunite with Christopher Nolan on “Oppenheimer.” The two have previously teamed up on “Dunkirk” and “Tenet.” Branagh will play an unspecified role in the ambitious and pricey look at J. Robert Oppenheimer and his role in creating the atomic bomb. Branagh recently starred in “Death on the Nile” and earned Academy Award nods for directing, producing and writing “Belfast.” Universal Pictures and Syncopy also announced Tuesday that principal photography has commenced on the film and revealed a moody first look of star Cillian Murphy as J.

Holly Willoughby detailed her date night disaster after chipping a tooth on a meal her husband Dan cooked for her.

Boxing bombshell Ebanie Bridges revealed she now has a “phobia” of water after filming for the new series of SAS Australia.The Blonde Bomber is one of the celebrities appearing on the Australian version of the hit reality show, which began airing last Monday.But in a promotional Instagram post ahead of the series’ second episode, the 35-year-old claimed she was left “traumatised” by a challenge in which the group were forced to tread water in freezing cold water while wearing their clothes.And Bridges admitted the task, which was designed to cause panic and feelings of claustrophobia, took a heavy toll on her.Bridges wrote on Instagram: “Who’s ready for Episode 2? It was at this moment I decided I never wanna go into the water again!”She added: “Went in with a fire phobia came out with a water one…. Still haven’t been in the water since.“Tune into Episode 2 @sasaustralia at 7:30pm sydney time to see the task that traumatised me.”The boxer broke down into tears in just her first episode on the show after she was set on fire - which she claimed was her biggest fear.Want to be on the ball with all of the latest football news?Well then sign up for the brilliant Daily Star football email newsletter!From the latest transfer news to the agenda-setting stories, get it all in your email inbox - don't miss a thing.It only takes a matter of seconds.Simply type your email address into the box at the top of this article and hit 'subscribe'.And that's it, job done.

dogs dragged him off down the street before "ripping his face apart" leaving his skull exposed.The child, who has been named as one-year-old J. J. Rodriguez also had his jaw "torn apart and his teeth were lost" during the incident in Spencer, Oklahoma, USA, at 2.30pm on Sunday (February 20).

It was human-cannonball David “The Bullet” Smith’s turn to wow the judges on the latest episode of “America’s Got Talent: Extreme”.

Russia is possible after Vladimir Putin ordered troops into eastern Ukraine.Luhansk and Donetsk are two regions that broke away from Ukrainian government control in 2014 and have been controlled by Moscow-backed separatists ever since.Putin officially recognised them as independent states on Monday (February 21) and on Tuesday the UK government said the "invasion of Ukraine has begun" after Russian troops entered the region.General Sir Richard Sherriff, author of "War with Russia", told BBC Radio 4 he believes Putin would not wage a war if he didn't think he could win it.He said: "This is the most dangerous moment in Europe probably at least since 1962 and the Cuban missile crisis, but it could be much worse than that because this is the invasion of a sovereign country which could turn into a catastrophic war – with warfare on a scale not seen in Europe since 1945."So I think it's difficult to overstate the seriousness of the situation."General Sherriff continued: "Once war has started, assuming Putin decides to continue what he has embarked upon and attacks Ukraine, the potential to escalate and potentially involve NATO is a very real possibility."He explained: "Nobody starts a war if they don't think they can win it."Putin thinks he will be able to take over Ukraine that is the assumption we must make from what we're watching in Donetsk and Luhansk."NATO has got to make it absolutely clear that whatever happens in Ukraine that it will not go further because if it doesn't and Putin thinks he can win a war against NATO then we're in a terrible position."The former NATO commander also warned about the potential for "nuclear blackmail".He said: "Russians integrate nuclear thinking into every aspect of their military

Stephen Colbert decided to buck his own Late Show tradition and opted out of covering the third night of the Republican National Convention. Though the late-night host had provided live post-show commentary for all four nights of the DNC and the first two nights of the RNC, Colbert said in a scathing new monologue that he'd had enough."Full disclosure: I did not watch much of the convention tonight.

Republican National Convention continued on Tuesday night with addresses from Vice President Mike Pence, first lady Melania Trump, and two of Donald Trump's adult children, to name a few. Late-night TV shows also continued their coverage of the event, particularly The Daily Show with Trevor Noah and The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, the latter of which has been airing live after each night of the RNC and the DNC.

Republican National Convention kicked off Monday night with a series of speeches and clips that had everyone talking — including the hosts of late-night TV. Stephen Colbert responded to the first night of the RNC with a live Late Show that dissected the night's biggest developments and roasted the RNC for not introducing a new party platform. Trevor Noah also weighed in on the convention's heavy focus on Trump and critiqued the RNC's roll call.Take a look at how the late-night TV covered Monday's RNC opening night. Colbert opened by contrasting the Republican Party's convention message to the message the Democrats put forward in their convention last week.

Stephen Colbert marked night one of the Republican National Convention on “The Late Show” by comparing Donald Trump to Thanos in an “Avengers” parody skit.

The first night of the 2020 Republican National Convention offered Stephen Colbert ample material for his live, post-show analysis on Monday. During his first 2020 RNC-focused show monologue, The Late Show host immediately dug into some of the night's instant memes, including Kimberly Guilfoyle's impassioned performance, Donald Trump, Jr.'s appearance and Rep.

Alexandra Del Rosario Associate Editor/Nights & WeekendsAs they pointed out the highlights and critiqued segments from last week’s virtual Democratic National Convention, television’s late-night hosts returned to do the same for this week’s Republican National Convention.The first night of the Republican National Convention, which was held at North Carolina’s Charlotte Convention Center, saw Donald Trump Jr., Tim Scott, Kimberly Guilfoyle and others make the the case for President Trump’s re-election. From burns about first night’s speeches to photoshop-heavy skits, here’s how some of late-night reacted to the RNC kickoff.Stephen Colbert gave the 2020 election yet another Avengers spin in response to night one of the RNC.

Stephen Colbert tackled Democratic dynasties, delegates and Trump as part of his second night of live Democratic National Convention coverage. The Late Show host took more frequent aim at Trump than he did on the previous night, while also picking apart night two’s theme of “Leadership Matters.” While Colbert delivered plenty of jabs about past and present party bigwigs, including the Kennedys, Bill Clinton and the Bidens, he first used the speeches of those like former Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams and former deputy attorney general Sally Yates to take quick shots at the president.

The Late Show capped off its four nights of live Democratic National Convention coverage Thursday night with a blistering take on Michael Bloomberg and an earnest endorsement of Democratic candidate Joe Biden. In the late-night show's final leg of live convention coverage, host Stephen Colbert reflected on all that had come before the "dramatic season finale of our DNC spectacular." Between a quick joke about the night's store-brand margarine-sounding theme "America's Promise" and California Governor Gavin Newsom "in front of the only tree in California that isn't on fire," host Stephen Colbert summed up the virtual convention's first three days as inspiring.

In The Late Show's latest live coverage of the Democratic National Convention, host Stephen Colbert recounted how emotions ran high during night three thanks to a "powerhouse lineup of speakers" and a Late Show cameo. Wednesday night featured the convention's most politically star-studded schedule yet, including speeches and appearances by a slew of high-profile female Democrats, including 2016 Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, Senator Elizabeth Warren and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

virtual DNC roll call across America the first time something sparked joy for you in, oh, five to six months? Stephen Colbert clearly felt similarly, if his delighted reaction to it during hisLate Show monologue is anything to go by. Colbert, who's hosting a week of live shows to cover the Democratic National Convention, took some time to break down the many state-specific quirks of the roll call, calamari and all.He ran through the ways a few different delegates announced their state's support of Joe Biden and, most interestingly, made their 60 seconds of the roll call their own.